Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 39, Issue 4 , Pages 296-303 , July 2010

Plasma circulatory markers in male and female patients with coronary artery disease

  • Hem C. Jha, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Pathology, Indian Council of Medical Research, Safdarjung Hospital Campus, New Delhi, India
    • ,
  • Aabha Divya, MBBS

      Affiliations

    • All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
    • ,
  • Jagdish Prasad, MS, DNB, Mch

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India
    • ,
  • Aruna Mittal, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Pathology, Indian Council of Medical Research, Safdarjung Hospital Campus, New Delhi, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Aruna Mittal, PhD, Institute of Pathology (Indian Council of Medical Research), Safdarjung Hospital Campus, Post Box, no-4909, New Delhi 110029, India.

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 This study was funded by the Department of Science and Technology, SR/SO/HS-6/2005, India. The Indian Council of Medical Research provided financial assistance to Hem Chandra Jha in the form of fellowship.

 Conflict of Interest: None.

PII: S0147-9563(09)00257-X

doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2009.10.005

Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 39, Issue 4 , Pages 296-303 , July 2010

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